Safety-razor.



' F. D. JUNES.

SAFETY RAZOR. A'PPLIATION FILED 00T. 8, 191s.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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' the accompanying :FLOYD n. JONES, or KANSAS CITY, missouri;

SAFETY-Razon.

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Application l'ed October 8, 1913. Serial No. 794,052.

To all whom 'it'ma concern.'

Be 1t known t at I, FLOYDv D. JONES, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Kan-- sas Cit-y, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new andl useful Improvements in Safety-Razors, of which the followin is a specification.

This invention rates to safety razors and one object in view is 'to produce la Strong, efficient and attractive razor havin an improved construction whereby the b ade and handle can be rmly secured in position by a' single clampin movement. y A further o ject is to provide a simple razor construction wherein the guard may -bennclampedfor the exchan eof blades, :but 1s provided with means or retaining it 1n the holder While in its unclamped condition. y

With `these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction Vand organization as hereinafter described .and pointed out in the appended claims, and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to drawing, in which- Figure 1, is a top plan view of the razor. Fig. 2, is a section through the same on the line II-,II 'of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing the blade holder l -comprises 'aff-'front clainplng` plate 2 and a withend flanges 6 for embracin The plate y2 is provided the 'ends of the guard member 4 and also t e ends of the'blade 8. Then per edge of the plate 2 is provided withen ugs 10 for enga ement with the u per corners'of the bla e 8 to hold the e e of the blade out of engagement with t e adjacent end of an angu ar arm formed integralwiththe plate 2 and guard member 4.

having its portion 12 adjacent the plate rojecting therefrom at a greater. angle t an the lugs 10 and its free end portion 14 extendn opposite lto and nearly parallel with said p ate. The lportion 14 of said arm 1s provided with a t readedopening 16 adapted to receivea screw 18 .which also passes through a plain -opening 20in the angularly bent ortion 2210i the handle 24. The plate 2 and) its arm are andthe length of the 'Screw 18 is suchthat its-'inner end engages and forces the guard 4 against the blade and resiliently clamps the latter by spreading 'of the plate 2 and its arm before the.he ad of the Screw .engages the end of the handle, after which cently to detach t e lug and the such an error in assemblin ofthe formed' of resilient metal furthery turning of the screw positively clamps the handle in place.

The guard member 1s `.provided with the usual guard teeth' 28 on its lower edge, the ends of the outer teeth being bent to form shoulders 30 against which to seat the lower corners .of the blade. The guard has also formed integral with its upper edge a T-shaped lug 32 adapted to lit a T-shaped slot 34 formed in the portion 12 of the re- Pate'ntea sept. 1,'A 1914.

sil'ient arm. This is for the purpose y'of rey taining the guard member in place when the same 1s unclamped for the exchange of blades. It is only necessary Ato withdraw t he,sc rew slightly t0 unclamp the guard sufficiently to free the blade, and with the guard retained in the holder, as shown,

Athere is no chance of getting it `1aced back ts s in the wrong position with oulders 3 0 turned away from the-blade. the T-shape'd lug 32 with its head ,portion deiected to the rear when the guard is properly placed so that with the screw 18* partia ly withdrawn, as indicated Yin dotted lines in kI4`ig. 2, the uard can be tilted suffiremove the guard for cleaning purposes. It is a arent however, that if an attempt sho dl be made to insert the guard vback 1n lace with guard reversed end for end, t e head .of the ug 32 will be presented in advance 'of the head' ofthe slot 34so that :thelu could not be engaged with the slot. without urther withdrawal .fof the Vscrew and, consequently arts is prevented. It will 1also .be o. served t at any size .of blade of approximately 'standard safety razor length can be used in the device lf it be of suiiicient width to permit it to belclamped between the plate 2 and the I have formed y shoulders V30. It is not required at [the upper edge of the blade be supported against .the lugs 10, the llatter being provided merely for insuring the upper edge of the blade shall not come in contact with the portion 12 `of the annular arm and thus preventing the dulling of such edge in the case of a duplex blade.

From the fo e oin it will be apparent that I have ro uce a ysafety razor 'of a very ractica .and efficient construction, the simplicity of which will enable it to be manufactured at a minimum expense, and I wish it `tobe understood that while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodibeing provided with a slot enlarged at itsment of the same, I 'reserve the right to make all changes properly Afalling Within the spirit and' scope of the appende claims.

I claim 1. In a safety razor, the combination of a blade, a clamping plate provided with an angular arm projecting rearward therefrom, the free end of said arm extending opposite to and approximately parallel with said plate, the other portionv of said arm rea-r end, a guard member for holding said blade against said plate and having a head-` ed'lugadapted to be inserted through the enlarged portion ofy saidslot, a screw operating through the free end of said arm to force said guard member intoy engagement with said blade and hold said guard member with said lug normally in engagement with the narrow portion of said slot, the length of the narrow portion of said slot bemg such as to prevent detachment'of the guardmember upon withdrawal of the screw only sufliciently to unclamp and release said blade, while further withdrawal of the screw will permit said guard member to be tilted about the end of the screw to present the 'head of said lug in position towithdraw the same through said enlarged end of the slot. v

- 2. In a safety razor, the combination of a blade, a clamping plate provided. with an arm projecting rearward therefrom, said 'arm having a slot enlarged at its rear end, a guard member -for holding said blade against said plate and having a headed lug adaptedgto be inserted through the enlarged portion of vsaid slot and into enga ement with the-front portion of the slot, t ereby holding said guard member detachably in position, and means for clamping said guard member against said blade, said means holding said guard member with said lug norangular arm havin mally engaged With the narrow portion of said slot.

3. In asafety razor, the combination of a 1 blade, aclamping plate provided with an angular arm pro] ectingrearward therefrom, the free end of said arm extending o posite to and approximately parallel' wit said plate, the other portion of said arm being- 'providedwith a slot enlarged atl its rear end, a

guard member for holding said blade against said plate .and havin aheaded lug adapted to be inserted throng theenlarged portion of said slot, the head of said lug being deflected rearward, 'a screw operating through the free end of'said arm -to force said guard member into engagement with said blade and hold said guard memberwith said lug normally engaged with the 'narrow portion of said slot, said guard member being permitted a slight tilting movement when said screw is partially withdrawn to present the head of said lug in position to Withdraw the same through said enlarged end of said slot.

4. In a safety razor, the combination of a blade, a clamping plate provided with an a threaded opening near its free end, said plate having a pair of end lugs at its upper margin, overlying and engaging the upper corners of said blade and holding the latter out of enga ement with said arm, a guard member or holding said blade against the innerface of the plate, a handlehaving one end thereof provided withan opening, and a screw extending through said openings into engagement with said guard member for clamping both said handle and guard in position.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD D. JONES. Witnesses:

` ADELAIDE Mmssm,

\ RANDALL CnAwroRD. v 

